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04/27/2021
FLORENCE, Mass. Joe Manning of Florence, Massachusetts, an author, historian, photographer, poet, and songwriter, died on April 27, 2021, after a short illness. He was 79 years old.
Nationally known for the Lewis Hine Project, he used his curiosity and belief in the inherent dignity of people to uncover the stories of hundreds of the child laborers Hine photographed from 1908 to 1924 for the National Child Labor Committee.
Manning was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. He served four years in the United States Air Force. In 1970, he received a BA in sociology from SUNY Cortland and became a caseworker for the Connecticut Department of Social Services, where he worked until his retirement in 1999.
Joe Manning turned his efforts to genealogy, identifying hundreds of mill children photographed a century ago by Lewis Hine for the National Child Labor Committee. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Joe Manning, chronicler of the heart and soul of the city of North Adams, died Tuesday, April 27, at the age of 79 after a short illness. Manning first discovered the Steeple City 25 years ago and became a frequent and beloved visitor. The author, historian, genealogist, freelance journalist, poet, photographer, and songwriter made the city his spiritual home even though he never lived here. His writings included Steeples: Sketches of North Adams, published in 1997 and featuring a collection of oral histories, photographs, essays, and poetry inspired by interviews and conversations with local people, Disappearing into North Adams, a personalized retrospective of changes to the former mill town, and a book of similarly informed poetry Gig At The Amtrak.
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At its virtual meeting Tuesday night, the North Adams, Massachusetts city council heard updates from Mayor Tom Bernard about the COVID-19 vaccination rollout as well as the city’s efforts to address malfunctioning fire hydrants.
Bernard opened his remarks with a nod to U.S. Capitol Police Officer Williams Evans, a North Adams native who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month.
“I just want to thank the members of the council and the members of the community who were took part in paying respects to Officer Evans, his colleagues and his family during the procession that came through North Adams on April 14th, said the mayor. I know that a number of communities along the motorcade route turned out, but I do think and I have heard that it was especially meaningful that Officer Evans’ hometown showed that support to him, to his family, and to his colleagues.”